The Old Man and the Sea
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The Old Man and the Sea is Ernest Hemingway’s classic novella about an aging Cuban fisherman’s epic struggle with a giant marlin, widely regarded as one of his greatest works and a cornerstone of 20th-century literature.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Old Man and the Sea Context triple: [Finca Vigía, associatedWithWork, The Old Man and the Sea]
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A.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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B.
The Old Guitarist
The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
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C.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir and travel narrative by Mark Twain that recounts his experiences as a young steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River and his later return to the region.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Old Man and the Sea Target entity description: The Old Man and the Sea is Ernest Hemingway’s classic novella about an aging Cuban fisherman’s epic struggle with a giant marlin, widely regarded as one of his greatest works and a cornerstone of 20th-century literature.
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A.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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B.
The Old Guitarist
The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
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C.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir and travel narrative by Mark Twain that recounts his experiences as a young steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River and his later return to the region.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| adaptation |
1958 film adaptation
ⓘ
1990 television film adaptation ⓘ 1999 animated short film adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Santiago's struggle with a giant marlin ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Martin
ⓘ
Perico ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Ernest Hemingway's Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
classic of 20th-century literature
ⓘ
one of Ernest Hemingway's greatest works ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1952-09-01 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized ⓘ |
| firstPublicationVenue | Life magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Manolin
ⓘ
Santiago ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCitationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pages | about 127 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Santiago ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | Gulf Stream ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Cuba ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous narrative ⓘ |
| symbol |
lions on the beach
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marlin ⓘ sharks ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ isolation ⓘ man versus nature ⓘ perseverance ⓘ pride and dignity ⓘ struggle against nature ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Old Man and the Sea Description of subject: The Old Man and the Sea is Ernest Hemingway’s classic novella about an aging Cuban fisherman’s epic struggle with a giant marlin, widely regarded as one of his greatest works and a cornerstone of 20th-century literature.
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this entity surface form:
The Old Man and the Sea (1952 novella)
this entity surface form:
The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
subject surface form:
Ernest Hemingway
this entity surface form:
The Old Man and the Sea (1958 film)
this entity surface form:
Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea
this entity surface form:
The Old Man and the Sea (1958 film, uncredited role)